Former Baltimore Orioles star Rafael Palmeiro is one of only four men in history to reach 500 home runs and 3,000 hits in an MLB career.

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Brandon Marcello

Former Mississippi State and Major League Baseball superstar Rafael Palmeiro will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame tonight in Jackson.

Whether it's the last hall of fame featuring Palmeiro's name remains to be seen.

"There are a lot of people who still believe in me and the work I put into baseball," Palmeiro said in a telephone interview with The Clarion-Ledger Wednesday. "I'm very honored that the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame has allowed me to be a part of their hall of fame. If that's where it ends for me and there are no more hall of fames, then I am more than proud that it's ...